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The promise of a bill of rights was necessary to ensure the ratification of the Constitution. Many opponents of the Constitution feared that without specific protections for individual liberties, the federal government would become too powerful and infringe upon the rights of citizens. The addition of a bill of rights, which guaranteed protections such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press, helped to ease these fears and gain support for ratification.

It Quickly Became Clear That the Constitution Would NOT Be